PORT ANGELES — Eastbound traffic on Marine Drive at Cedar Street was blocked for 15 minutes early Tuesday afternoon after a two-car wreck.
A juvenile driver, who was not identified because of her age, drove a Toyota Camry sedan into the back of a pickup truck, Port Angeles Sgt. Jason Viada said.
Her car was rendered undriveable, and she was sent to Olympic Medical Center with possible neck injuries, he said.
The driver of the pickup was not hurt, he said.
Viada said the teenager was cited for following too closely.
Viada said the collision occurred after the driver of the pickup truck stopped for a pedestrian in the Marine Drive-Cedar Street crosswalk.
“People who were arriving at the bottom of the truck route headed toward Sequim were blocked and couldn’t get through,” Viada said.
Viada said he used his vehicle to push the Camry to the side of the roadway.
The truck was driven away from the scene.
Viada said Port Angeles Fire Department personnel transported the girl to OMC for treatment.
“She did not appear to be bleeding, she did not appear to be in pain, but she seemed to be upset and worried,” Viada said.
He said he did not know her condition at OMC. Hospitals will not release the conditions of patients without identification.